בֵּן

benson: childHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine4,932 occurrences37 books3,654 verses
This word comes from the names of Beno and Topheth.

Definition

from H1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)
Traditional renderings: afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ( ) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, (young) bullock, (young) calf, × came up in, child, colt, × common, × corn, daughter, × of first, firstborn, foal, very fruitful, postage, × in, kid, lamb, ( ) man, meet, mighty, nephew, old, ( ) people, rebel, robber, × servant born, × soldier, son, spark, steward, stranger, × surely, them of, tumultuous one, valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders בֵּן:

Glossary entries

Topheth Beno Valley of Hinnom Valley of Hinnom

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

4,932 total
  1. 1 Chronicles 2:28וּבְנֵ֣י · The sons
    The sons of Onam: Shammai and Jada. The sons of Shammai: Nadab and Abishur.
  2. 1 Chronicles 2:30וּבְנֵ֥י · The sons; בָנִֽים׃ס · children
    The sons of Nadab: Seled and Appaim. Seled died without children.
  3. 1 Chronicles 2:31וּבְנֵ֥י · The son; וּבְנֵ֤י · The son; וּבְנֵ֥י · The son
    The son of Appaim: Ishi. The son of Ishi: Sheshan. The son of Sheshan: Ahlai.
  4. 1 Chronicles 2:32וּבְנֵ֤י · The sons; בָנִֽים׃ס · children
    The sons of Jada the brother of Shammai: Jether and Jonathan. Jether died without children.
  5. 1 Chronicles 2:33וּבְנֵ֥י · The sons; בְּנֵ֥י · the descendants
    The sons of Jonathan: Peleth and Zaza. These were the descendants of Jerahmeel.
  6. 1 Chronicles 2:34בָּנִ֖ים · sons
    Sheshan had no sons, but only daughters. He also had an Egyptian servant named Jarha.
  7. 1 Chronicles 2:42וּבְנֵ֤י · The sons; וּבְנֵ֥י · his second son
    The sons of Caleb the brother of Jerahmeel: Mesha his firstborn, who was the father of Ziph, and Mareshah his second son, who was the father of Hebron.
  8. 1 Chronicles 2:43וּבְנֵ֖י · The sons
    The sons of Hebron: Korah, Tappuah, Rekem, and Shema.
  9. 1 Chronicles 2:45וּבֶן־ · The son
    The son of Shammai was Maon, and Maon was the father of Beth-zur.
  10. 1 Chronicles 2:47וּבְנֵ֖י · The sons
    The sons of Jahdai: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph.
  11. 1 Chronicles 2:50בְּנֵ֣י · the descendants; בֶּן־ · The sons
    These were the descendants of Caleb. The sons of Hur the firstborn of Ephrathah: Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim,
  12. 1 Chronicles 2:52בָנִים֙ · the descendants
    These were the descendants of Shobal the father of Kiriath-jearim: Haroeh, half the Manahathites,
  13. 1 Chronicles 2:54בְּנֵ֣י · The descendants
    The descendants of Salma: Bethlehem, the Netophathites, Atroth-beth-joab, half the Manahathites, the Zorites,
  14. 1 Chronicles 3:1בְּנֵ֣י · the sons
    These were the sons of David who were born to him in Hebron: The firstborn was Amnon by Ahinoam of Jezreel; the second was Daniel by Abigail of Carmel;
  15. 1 Chronicles 3:2בֶּֽן־ · the son; בֶן־ · the son
    …the third was Absalom the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur; the fourth was Adonijah the son of Haggith;
  16. 1 Chronicles 3:9בְּנֵ֣י · the sons; בְּֽנֵי־ · the sons
    These were all the sons of David, besides the sons by his concubines. And Tamar was their sister.
  17. 1 Chronicles 3:10וּבֶן־ · son; בְנ֛וֹ · his son; בְנ֖וֹ · his son; בְּנֽוֹ׃ · his son
    Solomon’s son was Rehoboam: Abijah was his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,
  18. 1 Chronicles 3:11בְּנ֛וֹ · his son; בְנ֖וֹ · his son; בְּנֽוֹ׃ · his son
    Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
  19. 1 Chronicles 3:12בְנ֛וֹ · his son; בְנ֖וֹ · his son; בְּנֽוֹ׃ · his son
    Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
  20. 1 Chronicles 3:13בְּנ֛וֹ · his son; בְנ֖וֹ · his son; בְנֽוֹ׃ · his son
    Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
  21. 1 Chronicles 3:14בְּנ֖וֹ · his son; בְנֽוֹ׃ · his son
    Amon his son, and Josiah his son.
  22. 1 Chronicles 3:15וּבְנֵי֙ · The sons
    The sons of Josiah: Johanan was the firstborn, Jehoiakim the second, Zedekiah the third, and Shallum the fourth.
  23. 1 Chronicles 3:16וּבְנֵ֖י · The successors; בְנ֖וֹ · his son; בְנֽוֹ׃
    The successors of Jehoiakim: Jeconiah his son, and Zedekiah.
  24. 1 Chronicles 3:17וּבְנֵי֙ · The descendants; בְּנֽוֹ׃ · his son
    The descendants of Jeconiah the captive: Shealtiel his son,
  25. 1 Chronicles 3:19וּבְנֵ֣י · The sons; וּבֶן־ · The children
    The sons of Pedaiah: Zerubbabel and Shimei. The children of Zerubbabel: Meshullam and Hananiah, their sister Shelomith,
  26. 1 Chronicles 3:21וּבֶן־ · The descendants; בְּנֵ֤י · and the sons
    The descendants of Hananiah: Pelatiah, Jeshaiah, and the sons of Rephaiah, of Arnan, of Obadiah, and of Shecaniah.